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Most carp are scaled, although the mirror carp has only a few scattered scales and the leather carp has none. Carp may reach a length of 3 ft (91 cm) and a weight of 25 lbs (11.3 kg).
Sometimes specimens have only a few large scales ("mirror carp") or none at all ("leather carp"). They have two pairs of barbels, which are the fleshy filaments that grow near their mouths and resemble a moustache.
 See also: Barbel, Carp
  
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